Live at the Greek

For the Neil Diamond album, see Love at the Greek.

Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
Live album by
Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes
Released29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
Recorded18–19 October 1999
VenueGreek Theatre, Los Angeles with Le Mobile Recording Facilities
GenreBlues-rock, hard rock
Length111:06
Label
  • musicmaker.com
  • TVT
ProducerKevin Shirley
The Black Crowes chronology
By Your Side
(1999) 		Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
(2000) 		Lions
(2001)
Jimmy Page chronology
Walking into Clarksdale
(1998) 		Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
(2000)
Alternative cover
TVT version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME(7/10)[2]
PopMatters(favorable)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Uncut[4]

Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas is a double live album by Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes, released by musicmaker.com on 29 February 2000[5] and reissued by TVT Records on 4 July 2000.

In October 1999, Page teamed up with the Black Crowes for a two-night performance of material from the Led Zeppelin catalogue and old blues and rock standards. "I didn't really have that much fun doing it," said singer Chris Robinson. "It was alright, and Jimmy's a phenomenal guitarist, but to me it was just a job. I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing, so that part of it was a little boring for me."[6]

Contractual problems with their record company prevented the Crowes issuing any of their own songs which they played with Page at the Greek shows, such as "Wiser Time", "No Speak, No Slave", "Remedy" or "Hard to Handle".[7][8]

The double CD released in 2000 featured a different running order, an extra song, an enhanced QuickTime video and photographs taken during the concert. The Japanese version of the album adds "Misty Mountain Hop" and "In the Light", recorded in 2000.

Bassist Sven Pipien, who was fired between the two releases of the album, was airbrushed out of the group shot in the centerfold of the TVT Records version and all subsequent vinyl reissues. The original image appears on the musicmaker.com CD and can also be seen on a Jimmy Page blog.[9]

Track listing

TVT version

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Celebration Day"John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant3:42
2."Custard Pie"Page, Plant5:18
3."Sick Again"Page, Plant4:34
4."What Is and What Should Never Be"Page, Plant5:26
5."Woke Up This Morning"B.B. King, Jules Tuab4:14
6."Shapes of Things"Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith3:09
7."Sloppy Drunk"Jimmy Rogers6:05
8."Ten Years Gone"Page, Plant6:30
9."In My Time of Dying"Traditional; arr./adap. John Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant9:34
10."Your Time Is Gonna Come"Jones, Page6:02
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Lemon Song"Howlin' Wolf, Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant8:59
2."Nobody's Fault but Mine"Page, Plant6:41
3."Heartbreaker"Jones, Page, Plant5:50
4."Hey, Hey What Can I Do"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant3:30
5."Mellow Down Easy"Willie Dixon5:20
6."Oh, Well"Peter Green4:10
7."Shake Your Money Maker"Elmore James4:25
8."You Shook Me"Dixon, J.B. Lenoir8:25
9."Out on the Tiles"Bonham, Page, Plant3:39
10."Whole Lotta Love"Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant5:34
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."In the Light"Jones, Page, Plant9:07
12."Misty Mountain Hop"Jones, Page, Plant5:05

musicmaker.com version

Disc one

  1. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) – 6:03
  2. "In My Time of Dying" (Traditional; arr./adap. Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) – 9:45
  3. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant) – 5:31
  4. "Custard Pie" (Page, Plant) – 5:26
  5. "Celebration Day" (Jones, Page, Plant) – 3:38
  6. "Out on the Tiles" / "Whole Lotta Love" (Medley) (Bonham, Page, Plant / Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) – 9:12
  7. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (Page, Plant) – 6:52
  8. "You Shook Me" (Dixon, Lenoir) – 8:29

Disc two

  2. "The Lemon Song" (Bonham, Wolf, Jones, Page, Plant) – 9:01
  3. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (Jones, Page) – 6:01
  4. "Ten Years Gone" (Page, Plant) – 6:38
  5. "Sick Again" (Page, Plant) – 4:39
  6. "Hey Hey What Can I Do" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) – 3:39
  7. "Shake Your Money Maker" (James) – 4:31
  8. "Woke Up This Morning" (King, Taub) – 4:19
  9. "Shapes of Things to Come" (McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith) – 3:18
  10. "Sloppy Drunk" (Rogers) – 6:07
  11. "Oh Well" (Green) – 4:24

Personnel

The Black Crowes

with

Production

  • Kevin Shirley – production, mixing
  • Butch Belair – photography
  • Ian R. Drury – inside booklet design
  • J.C. & A.F. – art direction and design
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Joe Newton – cover illustration

Accolades

Accolades for Live at the Greek
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Buscadero Italy Critics Poll 2000[10] 2000 19
Rumore Italy Top 20 Albums of 2000[11] 2000 10
Classic Rock UK 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever[12] 2003 40

Charts

Chart performance for Live at the Greek
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 72
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 37
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 46
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 27
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 24
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 77
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 39
US Billboard 200[25] 64
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Live at the Greek
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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